Evaluate of Snow Capped Plum Lemongrass. It’s my first time attempting this, however I’ve had their 6130′ Dry in 2016, and extra just lately, Gold Rush, Colorado Peach, and Bitter Cherry.
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Cider: Plum Lemongrass
Cidery: Snow Capped
Cidery Location: Austin CO
ABV: 6.9%
How Provided: 12oz cans (and kegs)
Type: American craft canned cider from Jonathan apples, plums, dried lemongrass, & ginger
Availability: in Colorado (try their cider finder), plus on-line gross sales
Cider Description: Mild Jonathan apple base blended with scrumptious plum, lemongrass and hints of ginger. Clean, simple consuming with out overpowering taste or sweetness.
Cidery Description: We craft our ciders utilizing stone fruit, heritage and cider particular apples grown in our 6,130 ft. elevation Colorado orchards. On the core of our ciders is an extended historical past in fruit rising. For over a century and 5 generations our household has revered and developed the land entrusted to us. Right this moment we’re one of many largest apple producers in Colorado Rising fruit is each a ardour and a privilege. By generations we now have succeeded in a excessive elevation setting, this is among the most labor intensive, riskiest and excessive environments to develop apples, with fewer profitable outcomes.
Value: ~ $10.49 / 4 cans
The place Purchased: N/A
The place Drank: house
How Discovered: it confirmed up
First Impression: Mild pink hue. Low carbonation. Smells delicate and fruity with a touch of spice.
Tasting Notes: Semi-dry. Mild bodied. Average tartness & acidity. No bitterness, sourness, funk, or tannins. Notes of non-specific berry-like fruitiness (I wouldn’t have been capable of guess plum). Average size end with a touch of ginger chew. Low apple taste and complexity. Low to reasonable total taste depth. Excessive sessionability.
My Opinion: I favored it. I’m not a fan of ginger, however this remained tremendous delicate. I’ve by no means been capable of particularly determine plum in a cider although (and I’ve tried ~ 5 earlier than).
Most Much like: Mission Path Plum Jerkum (which additionally tasted berry-like to me), or Soundbite Cider Two Plums Up (which tasted of strawberry-rhubarb to me)
Closing Notes: Subsequent up I’ve their Jalapearno and 6130′ Dry varieties.
Have you ever tried Snow Capped Cider? What did you assume?
